Patch 5.3 Hotfixes: May 23

Tonight's round of Patch 5.3 hotfixes has a much-welcome fix to the in-game sound bug plaguing many users.

Also of interest:Vapulear's periodic dots can now crit again.Quivering Filth elites should now drop the Contenedor de comida medio vacío pet.Challenge Card quests for the Brawler's Guild can now be completed while in a raid.Many Battlefield Barrens elites have had abilities nerfed.

\t\t\t\t\tVapulear's periodic damage component can once again be affected by critical chance.\t\t\t\t\t\tBalance\t\t\t\t\tRayo solar and the Symbiosis version of Solar Beam's silence effect can no longer be reflected.\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChamán\t\t\tGeneral\t\t\t\t\t version of Lava Burst should now properly deal 75% of the damage dealt by the Lava Burst that activated it.\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrujo\t\t\tDestruction\t\t\t\t\t can now only be cast when the Warlock has at least 1 active.\t\t\t\t\t\t

\t\t\t\t\tAnima Golems now generate more threat when attacking their current target.\t\t\t\t\t\tDurumu el Olvidado\t\t\t\t\tNiebla carmesí and Niebla azur should now properly remain visible after being revealed by cones of light.\t\t\t\t\t\t

Battlegrounds and Arenas

\tCañón del Céfiro capture points will now properly use the faction you have been assigned to when capturing mines.

\tGoblin Kor'kron Commanders' Lanzar dinamita ability now deals 40% less damage.\tShaman Kor'kron Commanders' Furia crepitante will now only increase in damage by 50% each jump, down from 200%.\tWarrior Kor'kron Commanders will now only cast Atronar titánico when there are enemies within 10 yards.\tSome Kor'kron Commander abilities will no longer target or affect pets and totems.\tFixed an issue where Overturned Caravans were despawning earlier than intended.

Brawler's Guild

\tChallenge Card quests can now be completed while in a raid. Note that credit for defeating a boss will not be shared amongst party or raid members.\tAntracita will now reset properly when a player dies or leaves the arena and can no longer be attacked by players spectating the fight.

Bug Fixes

\tAchievement: Quien guarda, siempre halla should now be properly awarded to players that satisfied all but the Cooldown Power-Up requirement.\tSound effects should no longer be cut out in areas with a large number of ambient sounds.\tFixed an issue where some sounds were not playing correctly during boss fights.\tFixed an issue where the raid warning sound was not playing correctly.

Comentarios

Comentario de Adeeleia

on 2013-05-23T20:25:36-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.

Comentario de toxicrusader

on 2013-05-23T20:49:26-05:00

\rWarlock\r Destruction\r Fire and Brimstone can now only be cast when the Warlock has at least 1 Burning Embers active.\r\r\rGood to know that, otherwise, it could be very annoying to cast that and be unable to cast anything if you haven't any Embers available.

Comentario de jamesjiao

on 2013-05-23T20:56:27-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.\r\rDitto.

Comentario de Sas148

on 2013-05-23T21:40:51-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.\r\rDitto.\r\rThey weren't very easy for some classes especially if you're on a low population server where it was just you trying to kill it. Try to remember: not everyone has the same skill level or abilities as you do. :)

Comentario de Zuji

on 2013-05-23T22:18:01-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.\r\rDitto.\r\rThey weren't very easy for some classes especially if you're on a low population server where it was just you trying to kill it. Try to remember: not everyone has the same skill level or abilities as you do. :)\r\rWell, I am sure that was exactly what he wanted to point out, as per usual on these occasions...

Comentario de racvets1

on 2013-05-23T23:28:47-05:00

I play on a high pop server, and the chain lighting on the commanders needed to be nerfed, 650k hits in melee with 3 hops is just unmanageable.

Comentario de Interest

on 2013-05-23T23:42:15-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.

Ditto.

Many Battlefield Barrens elites have had abilities nerfed.

Before people start jumping to conclusions, keep in mind that the encounters are largely INTENDED for players who need the Latent Korkron pieces (and materials for Radical Mojo to create the equipment), which turn into ilvl 476 equipment. Going forward from this logic, these encounters are harder and a lot more time-consuming than the IoT rares, by a pretty decent amount. I'll check later, but I think they'll still be reasonably difficult for players who actually need the equipment.

And yes, I know the Latent pieces are unbound.I play on a high pop server, and the chain lighting on the commanders needed to be nerfed, 650k hits in melee with 3 hops is just unmanageable.

It's even more frustrating that it bounces off pets too. In fact, I can name a couple other mechanics that are kind of unfair to melee (which also got nerfed)Fixed an issue where Overturned Caravans were despawning earlier than intended.

I hope this fixes the map bug too.

Comentario de Nulgar

on 2013-05-24T00:54:41-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.\r\rI see you play a ranged class.

Comentario de Interest

on 2013-05-24T01:48:04-05:00

Already nerfing the commanders?.. Wow, they weren't that hard.\r\rI see you play a ranged class.\r\rYeah...there's this too. Kiting makes all of these guys laughably easy.

Comentario de Kyok

Comentario de Nulgar

on 2013-05-24T05:27:41-05:00

Indeed :D I wonder why Blizzard put "Don't stand in the fire!" tip on loadscreens :DRunning out of one fire is not hard.\rHaving 3 fire circles targetted at 3 melees appear under you takes you to ~20% in one tick.

Comentario de Severage

on 2013-05-24T06:08:35-05:00

Indeed :D I wonder why Blizzard put "Don't stand in the fire!" tip on loadscreens :DRunning out of one fire is not hard.Having 3 fire circles targetted at 3 melees appear under you takes you to ~20% in one tick.

Agreed. They were easy enough for ranged, but if you didn't have plenty of people or were playing a melee with too many people, they could get a bit silly.

During low times you could scarcely get the manpower to take them down, and high times unless you're ranged you'd die trying to run out of a river of fire or get close to dying at least...and then die when it happens again.

Comentario de Capnobvious

As melee on a high pop server, I'd just do enough damage to get credit and then run around while the ranged kills them. A lot safer that way.

Comentario de Jkpman

on 2013-05-24T07:14:18-05:00

\r\rI hope this fixes the map bug too.\r\rIs it a bug?\rI thought they were only supposed to show if you were nearby?

Comentario de Interest

on 2013-05-24T07:55:29-05:00

\r\rI hope this fixes the map bug too.\r\rIs it a bug?\rI thought they were only supposed to show if you were nearby?\r\rNope. I've seen lumber shipments show up when I was collecting stone. A good half the zone over or so, mind you.

Comentario de lankybrit

on 2013-05-24T10:54:04-05:00

\r\rBefore people start jumping to conclusions, keep in mind that the encounters are largely INTENDED for players who need the Latent Korkron pieces (and materials for Radical Mojo to create the equipment), which turn into ilvl 476 equipment. Going forward from this logic, these encounters are harder and a lot more time-consuming than the IoT rares, by a pretty decent amount. I'll check later, but I think they'll still be reasonably difficult for players who actually need the equipment.\r\r\r489 gear actually.\r\rCheers.

Comentario de Iceveiled

on 2013-05-24T12:16:02-05:00

so I'm assuming the caravans were despawning instantly, thus preventing them from even appearing on the map at all? Because I'd see 2-3 messages pop about overturned caravans and there would be no icons on the map representing said caravans.\r\rI already finished my weekly this week but hopefully this gets fixed for next week.

Comentario de Mantrhax

on 2013-05-24T12:34:02-05:00

Krokons was funny......are they making everything soloable these days ? lol